Usage note
戏剧是一种表演艺术，演员在舞台上讲故事，有对话和动作。
Xìjù shì yī zhǒng biǎoyǎn yìshù, yǎnyuán zài wǔtái shàng jiǎng gùshì, yǒu duìhuà hé dòngzuò.
Drama is a performing art where actors tell stories on stage with dialogue and actions.
Context note
在学校，我们可能看戏剧表演，或者自己演一个小戏剧。
Zài xuéxiào, wǒmen kěnéng kàn xìjù biǎoyǎn, huòzhě zìjǐ yǎn yī gè xiǎo xìjù.
At school, we might watch drama performances or act in a small drama ourselves.
5 examples
我们去看戏剧表演。
wǒ men qù kàn xì jù biǎo yǎn。
We go to watch a drama performance.
戏剧很有趣。
xì jù hěn yǒu qù。
The drama is very interesting.
她喜欢演戏剧。
tā xǐ huan yǎn xì jù。
She likes to act in dramas.
这个戏剧讲的是友谊。
zhè ge xì jù jiǎng de shì yǒu yì。
This drama is about friendship.
我们在学校演了一个戏剧。
wǒ men zài xué xiào yǎn le yí gè xì jù。
We performed a drama at school.
5 mini stories
同学们演了一个戏剧。戏剧是关于小动物的。
tóng xué men yǎn le yí gè xì jù。 xì jù shì guān yú xiǎo dòng wù de。
The classmates performed a drama. The drama is about small animals.
老师带我们看戏剧。戏剧里有很多笑声。
lǎo shī dài wǒ men kàn xì jù。 xì jù lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiào shēng。
The teacher takes us to watch a drama. There is a lot of laughter in the drama.
小红在戏剧里演公主。她穿漂亮的裙子。
xiǎo hóng zài xì jù lǐ yǎn gōng zhǔ。 tā chuān piào liang de qún zǐ。
Xiao Hong plays a princess in the drama. She wears a beautiful dress.
小明喜欢看戏剧。他觉得戏剧很精彩。
xiǎo míng xǐ huan kàn xì jù。 tā jué de xì jù hěn jīng cǎi。
Xiao Ming likes watching dramas. He thinks the drama is wonderful.
我们排练了一个戏剧。大家都很开心。
wǒ men pái liàn le yí gè xì jù。 dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
We rehearsed a drama. Everyone is very happy.
Mini dialogue
学校戏剧
A
你参加学校的戏剧表演吗？
Nǐ cānjiā xuéxiào de xìjù biǎoyǎn ma?
Are you joining the school drama performance?
B
是的，我很喜欢戏剧。
Shì de, wǒ hěn xǐhuān xìjù.
Yes, I really like drama.
看戏剧
A
周末我们去看戏剧吧。
Zhōumò wǒmen qù kàn xìjù ba.
Let's go watch a drama this weekend.
B
好，戏剧表演很有趣。
Hǎo, xìjù biǎoyǎn hěn yǒuqù.
Okay, drama performances are very interesting.
Related words and contrasts
similar
话剧
huàjù
stage play
A type of drama with spoken dialogue
related
京剧
jīngjù
Beijing opera
Traditional Chinese theater